MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
blended learning technology are enabling
people
in nations all around the world
to take online classes.
MOOCs are
generally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
elearning technology organizations
are having to attend to
today because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
assure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Brown University to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
would like
to understand
these
intriguing new open education
undertakings.
Trainers want
to know how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
demand for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education issues.
This new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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